CAMBRIDGE — It’s not often you see Santa Claus riding around town on a Harley.

With Christmas right around the corner, Jesse Villemaire, owner of Thrive Studios tattoo parlour in Cambridge, is getting ready to treat area residents to a new type of Santa, one with a little attitude.

Villemaire, along with friend Joel Kash, will be riding around town Dec. 24, as the Santas of Anarchy — a play on the popular HBO show Sons of Anarchy.

The duo is hoping to spread a little Christmas cheer to last-minute shoppers while encouraging everyone to donate food and toys to the Cambridge Self-Help Food Bank.

Inspired by memories from his childhood when his father and friends would dress up as Santa and ride their motorcycles around town handing out candy canes to local kids, Villemaire wants to keep the tradition going.

“Fast-forward 20 years and now I’m the one with a motorcycle,” he said.

Last year was the first time Villemaire decided to sport the suit. He rode around Cambridge on his Harley, taking pictures with last-minute Christmas shoppers.

“Everyone looked miserable,” he said. “But when they saw me dressed as Santa on a motorcycle, I think I gave them that little bit of cheer before Christmas. It felt great.”

This year, Villemaire wanted to add a little extra to the ride and contacted the Cambridge food bank in hopes of giving something back.

He wants to add more Santas to his cause in the coming years.

“Every biker in town always ends up riding for some sort of charity event, why not do something for the kids?” he said. “I can’t see how any community couldn’t gain some sort of happiness from it.”

Thrive Studios is at 1037 King St. in Cambridge and will be open for donations to be dropped off on Dec. 24 from 12 to 4 p.m. The Santas of Anarchy will at the shop for photos between 12 and 1 p.m., and 3 and 4 p.m.